Deep in the heat of summer with no relief in sight the body gets desperate for help. Look no farther than the humble watermelon to help you make it through the plight. With the temperature soaring and even the slightest exertion seeming to bring exhaustion, watermelon is the remedy to reach for in the heat. It can replenish and refresh and just might save your life by fighting off heat stroke. And the only side effects watermelon has are all good.

There are over a thousand varieties of watermelon, all of which trace back in some way to sub-Saharan Africa in origination. The most common varieties grown and consumed in the United States have a red, yellow or…

The Sun moves into its ruling sign of Leo around sunrise on Sunday, heading for a conjunction with a retrograding Mercury next Saturday, the 28th. Be as one on vacation ’til Mercury’s reversal is done, on August 8th. Time to gather information on/for the book that is your life. Peace and love shall conquer all. There are no mistakes…it just seems like it during Mercury’s retrograde phases. Good luck!MOJOPOPlanetPower.com

d CANCER (6.22-7.22) Thus resumes your life, but now it’s (ful)filled with the magique you’ve acquired during this last month, while transiting through the sign of Cancer. Change rearranges — first your household, renewing and refreshing your outlook and those around you (your roomies) — and…

Time again to catch up on recent news items that affect you and your wellbeing.

And don’t let the bedbugs bite. If you’re one of millions of travelers heading out on the road for vacation this summer and plan to stop at a motel, you’ve likely already heard horror stories about bedbugs. We’re told to inspect for telltale signs of infestation: black smudges in the cracks of mattresses, etc. But investigators have found that the number one dirtiest item in a motel room is the TV remote. More nasty bacteria were found on that item than on any other. Next were the bedside light switches. For the remote, a simple solution is to carry a clear plastic Ziploc…

Well, here comes Mercury retrograde — ’til August 8th. Keep your sense of humor. The next Cazimi New Moon rises just before midnight next Wednesday, the 18th. That’s when you/we should gather all our magique in a basket and make a wish. See you in dreams…MOJOPOPlanetPower.com

d CANCER (6.22-7.22) The Moon is twice as important ’til the New Moon on the Cancer/Leo cusp, late on July 18th. This should culminate a very magical month for you and all you cherish. Spread the love while la Luna resides in Taurus, ’til you wake up on Saturday. Take a short trip through the past, communicate before it gets too late and you could get “lucky” after 8:00.…

Another record fine has been levied against a Big Pharma company. This time it’s GlaxoSmithKline, the fourth largest drug company in the world with revenues for 2011 of over $42.5 billion. GSK got hit with a $3 billion fine for basically lying and cheating about their drugs. That’s a hefty wad of cash, an amount of money you would think might make a company mend its ways and follow the righteous path of corporate responsibility, yes? No! To drug companies as well as other huge corporations, human suffering, death, unethical behavior and illegal activities are just part of a business model. Outrageous fines are just the cost of doing business, carefully weighed and analyzed on a risk/benefit table. Who…

Time to hide/idyll from/in the Sun, stay cool and have fun. There are no mistakes. Peace and love shall conquer all.MOJOPOPlanetPower.com

d CANCER (6.22-7.22) Gear up/down for these next two weeks. Whatever (magique?) happened on June 19th relates to the 2nd Cazimi Moon on the Cancer cusp on July 18th/19th. I’ll scope it out for you next week. Meanwhile, let’s follow the Moon… It’s in Aquarius ’til late Friday night, and then in Pisces ’til Moonday (may I suggest the seafood?), when it enters Aries and presents you with something unexpected after sunset. Wear red to get ahead or green to remain serene. Up or down?

Happy 236th Birthday to the United States! With the Full Moon on July 3rd, it’s time to party hearty! I’ve been all over the world and I’ve found that everyone wants to live here in these United States. True, some of them want to wipe us out first (Amerindian karma?), but such are the fortunes of a warlike nation. It’s beautiful here in “the Land of the Free.” This is where the Aquarian Age shall/will be born. Here in these United States we are experiencing the meeting/gathering of the tribes. Eventually peace and love shall conquer all, since there are no mistakes. Time to have fun.MOJOPOPlanetPower.com